Kevin Love 20 points vs Grizzlies (Dec 12, 2025)
20 PTS · 8-of-15 FG · 4-of-10 3P · 20:24 MIN
Usual before this game: 5.5 PTS · 4.1 FGA · 14.6 MIN, from 14 regular-season games
Game Score 16.8 against a usual 5.3 (+11.5)
above usual
No more than 3 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far above their usual.
For a player who plays every game, a game this far above the usual comes about 2 to 4 times a season.
How the score worksWhy did Kevin Love score 20 points?
In 20:24 against the Grizzlies on Dec 12, 2025, Kevin Love scored 20 points: 8-of-15 from the field (53.3%), 4-of-10 from three (40.0%), no free throw attempts. Coming in, Love had averaged 5.5 points on 4.1 shots in 14.6 minutes, from 14 regular-season games. Shot attempts: 15, against a usual 4.1. Love shot 53.3% from the field, against a usual 41.4%. From threes, 12 points against a usual 3.2; from two-pointers, 8 points against a usual 1.3; from free throws, 0 points against a usual 1.0. Love played 20:24 against a usual 14.6 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 29.6, against a usual 13.1. At the Grizzlies, the Jazz won 130-126. The box score records what changed, not why: it holds no injury, matchup or coaching information.
Generated from the box score and this season's game log. How the score works
What changed
Love in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (14 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 20:24 | 14.6 | +5.8 |
| Points | 20 | 5.5 | +14.5 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 15 · 53.3% | 4.1 · 41.4% | +10.9 · +11.9 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 10 · 40.0% | 3.1 · 34.9% | +6.9 · +5.1 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.3 · 77.8% | -1.3 |
| Rebounds | 8 | 4.3 | +3.7 |
| Assists | 1 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 13 games | 27.6 | 15.9 | +11.7 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 29.6 | 13.1 | +16.5 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (14 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 12 (4-of-10) | 3.2 (1.1-of-3.1) | +8.8 |
| Twos | 8 (4-of-5) | 1.3 (0.6-of-1.0) | +6.7 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 1.0 (1.0-of-1.3) | -1.0 |
| Total | 20 | 5.5 | +14.5 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
16.8 against a usual 5.3 (+11.5)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +9.5 |
| Rebounds | +1.8 |
| Assists | -0.5 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.5 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.2 |
| Total | +11.5 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Jazz won 130-126 at the Grizzlies.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Grizzlies this season.
What this page cannot tell you
The same on every performance page
Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.
Game Score against the player's own usual line. How rare a gap is comes from NBA regular-season games of 2023-24 and 2024-25, checked on 2025-26.